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Barbados: History

1627

Captain Henry Powell brings a group of English settlers to the island, establishing it as a British colony. Many African slaves are brought to the islands to work on the sugar plantations, of which the economy depends on.

1663

Barbados becomes an English crown possession.

1834

Slavery is abolished in Barbados.

1937

Poor economic conditions lead to large scale rioting.

1958

Barbados becomes a member of the Federation of the West Indies.

1966

Barbados becomes independent from Britain.

2002

Barbados is taken off the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development’s (OECD) list of uncooperative tax havens after being placed on the list two years prior.